WORLD
A Mother-And-Child Reunion
Africa's wars have dislocated thousands of children. Our writer Nadya Labi finds hope in one mother's tale
Photo Essay
The $111 Reunion
NATION
The Secretary Of Missile Defense
When it comes to the new "space shield," Donald Rumsfeld is both architect and evangelist. Will his idea fly?
He Makes A Village
As the Winter Olympics approach, Utah begins a crackdown on its polygamous subculture
Nuclear Threats
Where the Bombs Are
SOCIETY & SCIENCE
The Marrying Kind (Law)
Vermont's year-old civil-union law is making the state the prime gay and lesbian honeymoon spot
THE ARTS
Madame Moulin (The Arts/Cinema)
Life is "surreal" for Nicole Kidman. Her bold new movie musical is even more so
Face The Music (The Arts/Cinema)
HOLLYWOOD AT LAST AWAKES AND SINGS
Sounds Of Magic Realism (The Arts/Music)
Aterciopelados updates South American traditions
Kate Mulgrew (The Arts/Q&A)
He Makes Movies Move (The Arts/Show Business)
That's why Tsui Hark is the Hong Kong Spielberg
BUSINESS
The Rebel Driving Ford
First he barged into the chairman's job. Now Bill Ford is pushing a green industrial revolution. Is this any way for an heir to behave?
Hanging Tough on the SUV Issue
THE EXPLORER ROLLOVERS
The Company Of Spies
The FBI busts a small firm for funneling technology to China--but it wasn't about bombs
PERSONAL TIME
Radio Freakquency (Personal Time/Your Health)
It takes a lot of antennas to make a wireless world, but must they be outside my window?
Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)
Zero Visibility (Personal Time/Your Money)
No, this isn't the weather page. Wall Street just can't get its collective head out of the clouds
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)
Cloning Palms (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Sony's Clie is the best of breed among the new handheld computers. So is it time to buy one?
IBook (Personal Time/Your Technology)
TIME BONUS
College Detours (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
How to transform a routine summer tour of campuses into a cultural education for the whole family
Dancing School (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
BATES COLLEGE LEWISTON, MAINE
Making a Joyful Noyse (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON
Players' Paradise (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
WAKE FOREST WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
Seasons and Seuss (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
University of Oregon Eugene
The Golden Age Of Brass (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
CENTRE COLLEGE DANVILLE, KY.
The Little White Way (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.
Siblings Raising Siblings (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
For parentless children who stay together, growing up is a challenge
Where Have All The Swing Sets Gone? (TIME Bonus Section/Families)
New regulations and higher costs are emptying the nation's playgrounds